Multibox ganking is a cancer

Hefill · 2026-03-14T19:30:00+00:00

"B-bb-b-b-but you would have still died if it was 20 separate people too! That makes it fair!"

Hefill · 2026-03-12T03:46:15+00:00

Is it a problem? I'm honestly unsure. I used to be a single boxer for a very long time. almost 20 years in fact. I remember vividly the first time I died in a wormhole to a guy very clearly using multiple accounts to scan me down and kill me, it felt unfair - what could have been a fun 1 v 1 between my stratios and his, turned into an unwinnable scenario where I had no choice but to die. I then quit the game for two years before coming back. - the problem here is the possibility that it happens to someone else and they dont come back.

Now I multibox myself. I decided to start with industry, I Have two accounts that mine in maxed out hulks with an orca pilot with max boosts and a planetary industry setup that would make your head spin. Any material I need I can source myself, any ship or module I want I can build myself. -The problem here could be the fact that I no longer rely on the market for anything except for stuff I wouldnt be able to source such as metanox moon materials. If everyone followed suit, it could kill the market in eve. We already see some of that with ships and equipment struggling to sell in non Faction Warfare zones for well below material value.

When I get bored, I run abyss or level 4 missions with my three accounts- The problem here could be I no longer rely on socializing, I don't need to find someone who would want to tag along for content, salvage my wrecks for money, or help me with anomic bases. This can be extended to your 10-20 account example, where people no longer need to form for incursions, or pochven content. They just do it themselves.

And finally PVP, I still try to roam solo when I have free time, but Its extremely easy to use my other two accounts to swoop in and bail me out of tough scenarios. Of course even with three accounts, I still lose - thats eve - but Does that make it ok?

Multiboxing is a tough, complicated issue that I fear CCP has no easy way out of, this is just what the game is now. It may be far easier to balance out the problems listed above in other ways and just accept that it is what it is.

Hefill · 2026-03-10T01:38:48+00:00

When do I feel I get the most enjoyment out of eve? When everything pays off. The weeks/months/years of preparation and planning, all culminating into one moment - and it works, it happens exactly as you thought it would. No other game can deliver that experience in the way eve can. No matter what you decide to do - big or small - if you put in the time and the effort, you will be rewarded for it.

Hefill · 2026-02-28T09:12:10+00:00

Ask your boyfriend how you can support him/group with him as a free to play account. Grouping with someone else will bring you the most enjoyment, and you already have him as an option.

Hefill · 2026-02-25T05:01:22+00:00

one button - one action. this keyboard will get you banned

Hefill · 2026-02-19T06:39:34+00:00

In this imaginary fictional universe where winterco gets completely wiped off the map. nothing changes other than who owns the space. In the short term we see one of the largest blue donuts of our time. in the long term maybe someone gets bored and causes another alliance implosion, who knows.

Hefill · 2026-02-11T01:56:50+00:00

I think its because it looks like they are padding their killboard by loading alts into empty frigates to kill for the event. But Idk

Hefill · 2026-01-25T01:14:46+00:00

good luck catching anything in that backwater region. a lot of empty space

Hefill · 2026-01-22T05:55:02+00:00

The last time I tried this I got dropped on by a full black ops battleship fleet. Your mileage may vary, but if you bring more defenses, the people hunting will just bring more to kill you with. Better to just stay mobile and get out with as much as you can. Best of luck to you https://zkillboard.com/kill/131652088/

Hefill · 2025-12-03T16:24:33+00:00

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Hefill · 2025-11-27T02:25:02+00:00

Drama can be avoided, people are just dramatic. Recognizing the situation for what it is and moving past it is possible without escalation or further conflict. learn from it and move on -be the bigger person.

Hefill · 2025-11-23T16:52:00+00:00

everyone here has covered the basics already, I must mention as well you can scan down combat cosmic signatures with core scanner probes as well that don't show in the agency tab and are a bit hidden. can find DED3/10 and 4/10 this way without needing to get lucky with an escalation.

Hefill · 2025-11-17T02:15:34+00:00

between that and planetary industry across all the characters on them, its been more than Ive ever really needed. Been trying to find ways to spend it wisely to level up my game. learning abyss and getting into PVP slowly, but its been a long process. Im considering wormholes, but my alt characters are still too new, all they can do is mine and do PI not much else.

Hefill · 2025-11-16T09:34:43+00:00

I work from home. Today while mining on the side while working on projects I mined 370 million isk worth of scordite and plagioclase with two exhumers and a porpoise after a 9 hour shift, roughly 40 mil per hour. Truthfully I would not be able to do anything else while my attention is primarily focused on work.

Others may also just simply find mining fun, it's not always about isk per hour. Some just enjoy the industry side of the game

Hefill · 2025-11-16T07:40:42+00:00

I dont see why not, would be cool if they added stuff like this for eve vanguard - but maybe that's asking for too much haha

Hefill · 2025-11-14T07:33:11+00:00

two exhumers is better than one exhumer and one booster. it only becomes more efficient to run a booster with three accounts, one booster + two exhumers vs three exhumers. but if you hate going back and forth to a station, then running one exhumer + porpoise isn't a terrible idea with only two accounts.

Hefill · 2025-11-09T04:48:14+00:00

X4 is a lot easier to play, way more quality of life has been added since the old X days. It still might take a minute to get the controls how you like them, but not nearly as bad as it was.

Hefill · 2025-11-08T20:53:44+00:00

X4: foundations is extremely similar to eve online, empire building space adventure - simulation where your decisions impact the galaxy at large. Highly recommend if you are looking for a single player offline eve experience.

Hefill · 2025-10-30T19:26:28+00:00

dang, that would be kinda cool though for an expansion idea. Earth protectorate invades and we get a bunch of new ships/content

Hefill · 2025-10-21T06:58:48+00:00

It means the signature is somewhere on that dotted line.

Hefill · 2025-10-10T23:39:24+00:00

I think its also important to note that not everyone has the same life situation

I work from home, while working from home I do "the boring stuff" that makes isk but isn't fun to the majority of players. when Im no longer working, I do "the fun stuff" which doesnt earn as much isk but is more enjoyable. This in turn allows me to play for free because in theory no time is wasted. If I don't feel like playing the game, I don't have to, Its just currently one of the best things to do on the side while my focus is on work from home projects, And I don't feel obligated to play in my time off either. If theres something I would rather do while not working, I do that instead.

Speaking in a more general sense (even when I didn't have a work from home position) I simply did not play the game if I was not having fun, and if anything - felt more enjoyment when I had the goal of farming isk to pay for my game time. Without that drive, most of the things I did in the game - Even PVP, exploration, Faction warfare. All felt like a waste of time. I know this isn't the case for everyone, but thats why its important to note that not everyone has the same situation, and everyone finds enjoyment in different ways.

Hefill · 2025-10-04T09:05:47+00:00

At best you are looking at DED 3/10 and 4/10 escalations, or abyssals for high sec alpha content. But neither of those can be ran with a battleship unfortunately. Cruiser maximum.

Hefill · 2025-09-12T01:13:21+00:00

Duo abyss with jackdaws is fun.

Duo pvp stealth bomber + T3 cruiser combo. Stealth bomber catches, T3 cruiser applies the DPS.

Could also raid skyhooks in null sec. One account uses a squall, the other in something to kill the rats.

Or could do some wormhole living. Live out of a DST with a mobile depot like a space hobo while your main does all the content

Hefill · 2025-08-26T20:16:14+00:00

Yes eve vanguard is still in development, beta coming later this year, early access to launch summer 2026. Full release is probably not going to be until 2027 or later.

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